transgress in WordNet English dictionary

1. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
   "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"
   transgress  offend  infract  violate  go against  breach  break 
   
2. pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
   transgress  trespass  overstep 
   
3. commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
   sin  transgress  trespass 
   
4. spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline
   "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"
   transgress